skint pick
remember loved ones who've passed at world aids day vigils at washington square park and other locations around the city
around town today (tuesday)
12:30pm, 6:30pm: new york theatre ballet performs an hour long production of 'the nutcracker' @ wfc, free >>
6pm: panel discussion and screening of the first animated christmas special, 'mister magoo's christmas carol' (1962). bonus: all attendees receive a free dvd of the film. paley center for media, $20 >>
6:30pm: 'poems + pints' tops off the season with ron padgett and katha pollittas reading their own work as well as favorites in historic fraunces tavern, free >>
6:50pm: documentary 'still bill,' about r+b artist bill withers ('lean on me,' 'ain't no sunshine,' 'use me') plus q+a w. directors damani baker and alex vlack. bamcinématek', $7-11 >>
7pm: julie + julia's julie powell ('cleaving: a story of marriage, meat and obsession)' and anna lappé ('diet for a hot planet: the climate crisis at the end of your fork and what you can do about it') read at kgb's true story nonfiction reading series, free >>
7pm: apparently, there is no actual max brenner, but it is true that there will be a chocolate tasting and book signing of 'max brenner chocolate: a love story' at strand books. free >>
7:30pm: tonight's adult education speaker series presents 'death' in various forms (taxidermy, medical museums... sex?), union hall, $5 >>
7:30pm: the ladies of wasabassco burlesque present 'a bavarian x-mas' (think polka music, lederhosen, santa hats, pork belly bratwurst). plus free jameson drinks 7:30-8:30pm. bell house, $10 >>
8pm: the tami stronach dance co. benefit + carnival features performances by lindsey dietz marchant, tara o'con, tvotr's tunde adebimpe, human beat boxer adam matta, many others. plus hair cuts, manicures, massage, body painting, tarot card readings, more! galapagos, $20 >>
8pm: get a free sneak peek of 'fight fest' - the brik theater's 3-week ode to stage combat, followed by opening night party (rsvp) >>
9:30pm: ziggy played... violin? this ambitious orchestra pay symphonic tribute to david bowie @ mercury lounge, $12 >>
10pm: brooklyn's beautiful balkan a cappella quartet black sea hotel enchants @ pete's candy store, free >>
coming up
12/2 7pm: amnh's after-hours series 'scicafé' explores the biology behind holiday madness with talk, 'naughty or nice: the biological basis of greed and altruism.' free >>
12/2 8pm: celebrate brooklyntheborough.com's (almost) 1st birthday party featuring authors nancy balbirer and cintra wilson, music from aeroplane pageant, the fearsome sparrow, more. public assembly, free (rsvp) >>
12/3 5:30-8pm: epic tasting of 25+ champagnes and sparkling wines (dom perignon, cristal, veuve clicquot, schramsberg, more) @ crush wine + spirits (e. 57th), free (rsvp) >>
12/4 7pm: tonight's opera on tap features opera singers paired with... puppets! barbes, $10 suggested donation >>
sales, deals, freebies
6-9pm: join ladies lotto in starting the holiday season in a healthy way with a free yoga class, acupuncture/chinese herbal chat, plus freebies from chelsea market, l'uvalla organics, more. reflections yoga (rsvp) >>
groupon alert: $45 for a haircut, shampoo, blow dry and kerastase treatment at jean-claude biguine ($112 value) >>
get $25 worth of southeast asian cuisine and sake cocktails for $10 at kuta house (l.e.s.) >>
recessionwire's 13 ways to save money on holiday gifts >>
baby it's cold outside! metromix's 5 ways to enjoy a hot toddy >>
amazon's picked 100 albums for $5 this month. choose from 50 cent, air, lily allen, ray charles, duran duran, lady gaga, massive attack, mazzy star, moby, my morning jacket, cassandra wilson, various holiday albums, much more >>
free mp3s: 7-song holiday music sampler (frank sinatra, mario lanza, roubert goulet, more) >>
